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London: Ranked a lowly 1,204 in the world and without a competitive singles match in 12 months, former World No. 1 Serena Williams will sweep into Wimbledon targeting what would be her greatest triumph. The seven-time champion at the All England Club will also be chasing...

Bangalore: Madhya Pradesh, not considered among cricketing elites during the past decade, created history Sunday as they won their maiden Ranji Trophy title defeating 41-time champions Mumbai by six wickets. In the process Madhya Pradesh exorcised the ghosts of losing a final at this very...

Leicester: India were 364/7 in their second innings at stumps on Day 3, taking a lead of 366 runs against Leicestershire County Club in their practice match, here on Saturday. Ravindra Jadeja (56 not out) and Mohammed Siraj (1 not out) will resume batting for...

Leicester: India's preparations for the re-scheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham from July 1 have suffered a setback as captain Rohit Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19. The BCCI confirmed early on Sunday morning that Rohit Sharma had tested positive via a Rapid...

Malahide (Ireland): He struck gold in his debut season as captain in the IPL, and Hardik Pandya admits that responsibility brings out the best of him on a cricket field. Hardik, who led the Gujarat Titans to the IPL title in the side's and his...

Paris: India won its maiden World Cup gold in compound mixed team archery event after the duo of Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam outclassed their experienced French opponents at the Stage 3 edition here Saturday. Riding on a spectacular start, the Indians withered late...

Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar continued his fine run in 2021/22 Ranji Trophy with a fantastic 122 as Madhya Pradesh stretched its first-innings lead over Mumbai to 155 and be at 529/9 in 176 overs before rain forced tea to be taken early on day four of...

Colombo: On the verge of making his first Test appearance after almost five years, Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is banking upon his ability to tackle good spin bowling in tough Sri Lanka conditions ahead of the series opener at Galle on Wednesday. Maxwell last played a...

Leicester: India were 80-1 in their second innings at stumps on Day 2, taking a lead of 82 runs against Leicestershire County Club in their practice match, here on Friday. After bowling out Leicestershire for 244, skipper Rohit Sharma didn't open the innings for India in...

New Delhi: If India does get the chance to host the Under-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup, then residents of Odisha and especially Bhubaneswar will have the chance to see the Brazil football team in action. This is because India have been clubbed alongside the football...